Relocated out of KZN The most gifted Southern Hemisphere-bred son of the Southern Hemisphere’s most gifted stallion. Like Lonhro, Flying Spur and Danzero, winner of one of Australia’s most famous “stallion-makers”, the Blue Diamond Prelude, in Stakes record time. Beat the time of Champion Alinghi. Same day, same course, same distance. Rated by Australian celebrity…
KZN Breeders Awards 2011: Outstanding Middle Distance Female And Male Nominations Share Congratulations to the breeders who have had horses nominated in the Outstanding Middle-Distance Female and Male categories. The fillies are Dancewiththedevil, Fisani, Las Ramblas with the males following below … Dancewiththedevil A 4 year old filly by Modus Vivendi out of Emperor’s Dance…
Debut Run For Gypsy’s Warning Filly – Know(USA) Rathmor and KZN-bred South African and American Gr1 winning Gypsy’s Warning, has had her first produce race in Ireland, a dark bay filly named Know(USA) by Street Cry. The two year old filly is inbred to Machiavellian through Coup de Folie, the dam of Mogok, in turn…
Guest Column: ‘Tis The Season Of Love 13 February, 2013 – Lisa Barrett Tomorrow marks two momentous events; firstly it’s Valentine’s Day, and secondly it’s the start of the stallion career of one of the greatest horses of our time, Frankel. In his first season at stud, Frankel will be bursting out of the starting…
Farm Feature: Yellow Star Stud Yellow Star Stud is a rambling farm making its way down the Middelrus Road just outside of Mooi River in the heart of the Natal Midlands. The adjourning farms of Clovelly, Moyeni, Golden Acres and Warley Common together make up 1200 hectares of natural sweet veld. There are well established…
Guest Column: Flying To Victory 4 February, 2013 – Lisa Barrett Kenilworth racecourse was witness on Saturday to one of the biggest upsets in racing history, when the overlooked and rank outsider Martial Eagle swooped down to grab the laurels in the Grade One R2.5 million J&B Met. Sent off at odds of 80-1, the…
Bush Hill Stud National Yearling Sales Draft 2015
The Phenomenal Danehill Danehill’s influence has spread far and wide around the world, and KZN is certainly one of them. We have a considerable amount of stallions carrying this formidable sire line, which include the likes of Newton(IRE) from Bush Hill Stud, Overlord(AUS) from Scott Bros, (each who have recently had their first winners), Requiem(AUS)…
Stallion Feature: King’s Chapel(NZ) King’s Chapel who was recently unveiled at Bush Hill Stud’s stallion day will be standing his first season at stud in South Africa this year. By King of Kings(IRE) out of Lower Chapel by Sharpo(GB) – he had 10 wins in New Zealand and Australia over 1200-1600m, and was Horse of…
Spectrum Grandson Tops Karaka Select Sale This time as a paternal grandsire, Spectrum had a bay colt sell at the Karaka Select Yearling Sale for a sale-topping $525 000. The colt sold as Lot 610, a son of Tartan Bearer(IRE). Tartan Bearer [pictured right], an eye-catching chestnut by Spectrum out of Highland Gift by Generous…